Europe · Northern Europe
Capital: Vilnius
Lithuania
Explore the facts and rankings that shape Lithuania in Country Blitz, from its population and economy to its military, innovation, manufacturing, and neighboring countries.
Country Blitz power profile
Overall rank #75
Lithuania's Country Blitz power profile compares population, GDP, military expenditure, research-and-development spending, and manufacturing output across every playable country. A lower numerical rank represents a stronger position in that category.
Population
2.9M
#137 of 196
30th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI / UN population sources
View data source ↗GDP (Nominal)
$95.21B
#78 of 196
61st percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Military Expenditure
$2.63B
#59 of 196
70th percentile
2024 · SIPRI via World Bank WDI
View data source ↗R&D Spending
$843.6M
#56 of 196
72nd percentile
2023 · UNESCO UIS and World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Manufacturing Output
$12.50B
#68 of 196
66th percentile
2025 · World Bank WDI
View data source ↗Quick facts
- Capital
- Vilnius
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Country code
- LTU
Three interesting facts
Lithuania shares land borders with 4 countries: Belarus, Latvia, Poland, and Russia.
Lithuania spans roughly 65,300 square kilometers, placing it around 120th by area in this factbook.
Lithuania’s position in Northern Europe places it within a distinctive network of regional trade routes and migration paths.
Geography
Lithuania on the map
Lithuania is located in Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia, west of Belarus. Its terrain is lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil. The climate is transitional, between maritime and continental, wet, moderate winters and summers. In area, the country is slightly larger than West Virginia.
Economy
Economic profile
Lithuania's economy is characterized by high-income EU and eurozone member, largest Baltic economy, recovery supported by private consumption and EU fund-driven investments, structural challenges include pension reform, aging workforce, and high energy-import costs. Major industries include metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, televisions, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture, textiles, food processing, fertilizer, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, lasers, electronic components, computers, amber jewelry, information technology, video game development, app/software development, biotechnology. Important agricultural products include wheat, milk, sugar beets, rapeseed, barley, potatoes, triticale, oats, beans, peas (2023). Notable exports include refined petroleum, furniture, plastic products, wheat, cars (2023).
Demographics
People and population
Lithuania has an estimated population of 2,894,886. Language and cultural traditions vary across Lithuania. The population includes Lithuanian 84.6%, Polish 6.5%, Russian 5%, Belarusian 1%, other 1.1%, unspecified 1.8% (2021 est.). The urban population represents 68.7% of total population (2023).
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